Mississippian Lime play's potential catches more national attention

BETTING ON THE MISSISSIPPIAN
Drillers have been working their way north looking for oil… more

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An oil and gas play in Kansas and Oklahoma that has brought major energy players like Sandridge Energy and Chesapeake Energy is also attracting more media attention.

CNBC visited Kiowa, Kan., Thursday to report on the potential in the Mississippian Lime play, and how Kansas towns are preparing for a boom Sandridge's Tom Ward says could add 100,000 jobs in Kansas in the next 15 years. The CNBC headline asks if this could be the next Bakken, a play in North Dakota causing a major boom there, though one analyst says the nature of the Mississippian is different, because it has more gas, which means the wells won't be as rich.